Display stand



June 24, I M, TARDY I 1,768,271

DISPLAY STAND Filed Feb. 23. 1928 Patented June 24, 1930 UNITED STATES MICHAEL TARDY, OF PATERSON, NEW. JERSEY DISPLAY STAND Application filed February 23, 1928. Serial No. 256,353.

This invention relates to an improved display stand adapted particularly for store Window use and constructed with a view toward supporting garments, apparel, curtains, draperies, and various other analogous articles ordinarily employed for display purposes in show windows and the like.

My principal aim is to generally improve upon devices of this class by providing one which is efficient in performance, capable of fulfilling the requirement of a product of this kind, is practicable and characterized especially by the presence of novel support ing arms adjustably mounted on a standard to permit them to be disposed in various angular relationships, for supporting the various articles to produce orderly suspension and hanging.

I have endeavored particularly to provide a device of this class which is believed to be a specifically new achievement, in this art,

particularly of the peculiar curvature and construction of the article supporting arms and the possibility of reversing or converting these to obtain the greatest range of adjustment and to permit accommodations of a material number of things employed in display windows.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevational view of a stand constructed in accordance with this invention showing the supporting arms occupying an ordinary suspension position.

Fig. 2 is a view like Fig. 1, showing the supporting arms reversed with the outer ends directed upwardly instead of turning down.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged top plan view show ing the principal features of construction.

Referring now to the drawings by reference numerals, it will be observed that 4: designates the standard of appropriate construction, having a suitable supporting base 5 at its bottom. At the upper end of the standard is a head 5 including a flat disklike portion 6 as shown in Fig. 3. Associated with this head, we find a pair of article supporting arms 7 and 8 of duplicate construction. Each arm is provided with an offsethead 9 at its inner end disposed in movable contact with a complemental face of the part 6. In addition, the heads are all formed with openings, and these are alined with each other to accommodate a retaining bolt 10, whose threaded end extends-a distance to accommodate a wing-nut 11.

The inner end portion of each arm is curved or bowed as at 12, and the free end is bent slightly as at 13. This gives a peculiar shape to the arms which renders them adaptable for suspension of articles of merchandise.

For example, the arms can be arranged in a downwardly directed manner as shown in Fig. 1, or they can be reversed and arranged as shown in Fig. 2. In fact the arms can take various relative angular positions, in order to render them susceptible of supporting various articles in the most attractive and proper position for display.

It is believed that the present stand affords many advantages over the ordinary stand, employed for show window display purposes. Usually, the ordinary stand has a fixed shape and a stationary supporting arm, and it is impossible for it to fulfill all of the requirements of an article of this kind.

It follows that the window trimmer finds it impossible to arrange the garment, so as to secure the most appealing hang, without pinning it, or securing it by other means than the garmentitself, and with this adjustable stand, it is possible for the window draper and trimmer to suspend the garment or goods by adjusting the arms to suit the occasion.

With this stand, the merchant can get along with substantially one-third the number of stands, that he would ordinarily require, as this stand will take the place of the ordinary garment, T, and drapery stands. it can be conveniently used for dis playing dresses, childrens coats, ladies hosiery, sweaters, and other articles of apparel.

The advantages of an article of this class however, are quite apparent to persons familiar with devices of this kind. Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded unnecessary.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new is A display stand for body garments comprising an upright standard having a head formed at its upper end and including an apertured double face disk like portion, a pair of duplicate garment supporting arms of predetermined longitudinal formation, double faced heads formed at one end of said arms and offset from the longitudinal plane of the arms for positioning the arms in longitudinal alinement When said heads are disposed at the opposite sides of said disk like portion, said last named heads being adapted for reversiblemounting at the opposite faces of said disk like portion and provided with openings in registry with the aperture in said disk like portion-and means inserted through said openings for securing said offset heads in position upon said disk like portion.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.

MICHAEL TARDY. 

